text_original: And I looked at him with a sudden zest and curiosity; it seemed to me that in the mystery of his queer little creepings I was enjoying the Supreme Mystery; and I thought: "If I knew all about that wriggling beast, then, indeed, I might despise him; but, truly, if I knew all about him I should know all about everything—Mystery would be gone, and I could not bear to live!" So I stirred him with my finger and he went away.
text_transcription: I LOOKED AT HIM WITH A SUDDEN ZEST AND CURIOSITY IT SEEMED TO ME THAT IN THE MYSTERY OF HIS QUEER LITTLE CREEPINGS I WAS ENJOYING THE SUPREME MYSTERY AND I THOUGHT IF I KNEW ALL ABOUT THAT WRIGGLING BEAST THEN INDEED I MIGHT DESPISE HIM BUT TRULY IF I KNEW ALL ABOUT HIM I SHOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT EVERYTHING MYSTERY WOULD BE GONE AND I COULD NOT BEAR TO LIVE SO I STIRRED HIM WITH MY FINGER AND HE WENT AWAY
phonemes: ænd aɪ lˈʊkt æt hˌɪm wɪð ɐ sˈʌdən zˈɛst ænd kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi; ɪt sˈiːmd tə mˌiː ðæt ɪnðə mˈɪstɚɹi ʌv hɪz kwˈɪɹ lˈɪɾəl kɹˈiːpɪŋz aɪ wʌz ɛndʒˈɔɪɪŋ ðə suːpɹˈiːm mˈɪstɚɹi; ænd aɪ θˈɔːt: "ɪf aɪ nˈuː ˈɔːl ɐbˌaʊt ðæt ɹˈɪɡlɪŋ bˈiːst, ðˈɛn, ˌɪndˈiːd, aɪ mˌaɪt dᵻspˈaɪz hˌɪm; bˌʌt, tɹˈuːli, ɪf aɪ nˈuː ˈɔːl ɐbˌaʊt hˌɪm aɪ ʃˌʊd nˈoʊ ˈɔːl ɐbˌaʊt ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ—mˈɪstɚɹi wʊd biː ɡˈɔn, ænd aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt bˈɛɹ tə lˈɪv!" sˌoʊ aɪ stˈɜːd hˌɪm wɪð maɪ fˈɪŋɡɚ ænd hiː wɛnt ɐwˈeɪ.